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<td valign="top">Method Composer is a tool for authoring, tailoring, and deploying processes.</td>
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    Method Composer is generic term that is used to apply to EPF Composer and its extensions, such as Rational (R) Method
    Composer.&nbsp; Method Composer has two purposes:
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    1. To provide a knowledge base of intellectual capital.&nbsp; This knowledge base can be used for reference and
    education.&nbsp; It can be used to communicate best practices across an organization in a consistent form.
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    2. To provide process engineering capabilities by supporting process engineers and project managers in selecting,
    tailoring, and rapidly assembling processes for different kinds of development projects. Method Composer provides
    catalogs of pre-defined processes for typical project situations that can be adapted to individual needs. It also
    provides process building blocks that represent best development practices for specific disciplines, technologies, or
    development styles. These building blocks form a toolkit for quickly assembling processes based on project specific
    needs. The resulting processes created with Method Composer can be published and deployed as Web sites.
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    For more&nbsp;information on the Eclipse Process Framework (EPF) project and on EPF Composer, see <a class="elementLink" href="./../../core.default.tool_def.base/guidances/supportingmaterials/epf_resources_446F3946.html" guid="_C2FS4F_lEd2zpKtX6B7lBg">EPF Resources</a>
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    For additional information on Rational Method Composer, see <a class="elementLink" href="./../../core.default.tool_def.base/guidances/supportingmaterials/rational_method_composer_resources_ADE2B192.html" guid="_dlGBQF_nEd2zpKtX6B7lBg">Rational Method Composer Resources</a>.
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